Point Barrow

Wordless Wednesday

2007-10-30T21:00:00.001-07:00

Sorry it's been a while!

2007-10-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry to my K-3 fans that I haven't posted in so long. I promise not to forget about this site in the future. Did any of you celebrate Red Ribbon Week last week? Our kids here had it last week. They made posters, wrote essays, and dressed up each day with things like "Put a cap on drugs" where they wore hats, and "Turn your back on drugs" where they wore clothes inside out.

Let it Snow!

2007-10-02T21:20:00.001-07:00

We have lots of snow here now! Everything is covered in a blanket of white, and it looks great! I will post a picture soon.

What is the temperature in your town?

Weekly Challenge

2007-09-24T07:51:00.000-07:00

I hope you were all able to figure out how far you live from Barrow. It's probably quite far away!

Yesterday, we saw a walrus swimming in the ocean. It was the first one we had seen (not including ones in zoos) so we were pretty excited. There were actually two swimming around, and a seal was nearby as well.

In honor of that event, for this week's challenge, answer these questions about walruses:
1. What do they eat?
2. How much can they weigh?
3. What is one other interesting fact about them?

Things are getting chillier up here, and we even had a little bit of snow over the weekend. None of it stuck around, but we are looking forward to hopefully getting more this week.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-09-19T09:13:00.000-07:00

Weekly Challenge

2007-09-16T19:14:00.000-07:00

Can you find how far your town is from Barrow, Alaska?

Birds!

2007-09-14T19:12:00.000-07:00

Were you able to find out three arctic birds? We have lots here flying around the tundra. Some are the arctic tern, the arctic loon, snow buntings, eider ducks, ptarmigan, snowy owl, snow geese, and the grey plover, just to name a few.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-09-12T17:58:00.001-07:00

Weekly Challenge

2007-09-09T20:31:00.001-07:00

This weekend our high school football team won their last home game! Hooray! Now they will have to go on a plane to their away games. Can you imagine getting on a plane to fly to another school to play them at a sport?

For this week's challenge, try to find three different birds that live in the arctic, like Barrow.

Weekly Challenge Answer

2007-09-07T08:19:00.000-07:00

The Alaska state flower is the forget-me-not.

Tomorrow is our last home football game. Perhaps you've caught some of the stories about our team on TV lately--we are getting a lot of attention for being the northernmost football team in America! Go Whalers!

Wordless Wednesday

2007-09-04T21:07:00.001-07:00

Weekly Challenge

2007-09-03T15:43:00.001-07:00

What is the Alaska state flower? Can you draw a picture of it?

Weekly Challenge Answer

2007-09-02T00:35:00.001-07:00

The Yukon River is approximately 2,300 miles long. It runs through Alaska and part of Canada. It ranks at number twenty for the longest rivers in the world.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-08-29T20:27:00.000-07:00

Weekly Challenge

2007-08-27T06:36:00.000-07:00

The Yukon River runs through a large part of the state of Alaska (and in Canada). How long is the Yukon River?

Weekly Challenge Answer

2007-08-24T12:20:00.000-07:00

This is the Alaska state flag. Can you draw it? The stars are the North Star and the Big Dipper.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-08-22T17:33:00.001-07:00

Weekly Challenge

2007-08-19T19:20:00.001-07:00

What does the Alaska flag look like?

Weekly Challenge Answers

2007-08-17T10:07:00.000-07:00

1. Juneau is the capital of Alaska.

2. Depending on which source you use, the population of Juneau is approximately 31,000 people.

3. The governor of Alaska is Sarah Palin.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-08-15T10:05:00.000-07:00

Weekly Challenge

2007-08-13T03:32:00.001-07:00

1. What is the capital city of Alaska?

2. What is the population of the capital?

3. Who is the governor of Alaska?

Weekly Challenge Answer

2007-08-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

The latitude of Barrow is 71.290N. The longitude is -156.788W.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-08-07T20:50:00.001-07:00

WEEKLY CHALLENGE

2007-08-05T22:12:00.000-07:00

Each Monday, we will post a question for you to try to find the answer to. On Friday, we will post the answer.

This week's challenge:

What is the latitude and longitude of Barrow, Alaska?

Sunset!

2007-08-03T02:30:00.000-07:00

This morning, while we were sleeping, our sun set for the first time since May!
In the summer, the top of the world is pointed toward the sun, so we have daylight all the time.

Photo from blaketrask.com.

Wordless Wednesday: UPDATE

2007-08-01T03:38:00.000-07:00

UPDATE: This is a picture of a snowy owl. Some of them live here in Barrow.

Wordless Wednesday

2007-07-25T00:39:00.001-07:00

Wordless Wednesday: Updated

2007-07-18T15:14:00.001-07:00

Can you find out what kind of bird this is?

Update: Did anyone guess snow bunting? That's what this bird is called. There are lots of them all around the tundra.

We Are Here!

2007-07-13T20:32:00.000-07:00

We are in Barrow! Like I said, the sun is shining all the time now. It is hard to sleep at night, so we put tin foil on our windows to make it darker. I will post pictures as soon as our camera cord comes in the mail.

Barrow

2007-06-22T18:16:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of the town we are moving to:

When we get there in July, the sun will be out ALL the time! It won't set again until August 3. It looks like daytime when you wake up, when you go to sleep, and all day long. That's a lot of light!

Where Are We?

2007-06-13T08:04:00.001-07:00

That red dot at the top of Alaska is where we are going to live. It is called Barrow, and it is as far north as you can go and still be in the United States!

Did you know Alaska is the biggest of all 50 states? Many people think it's Texas, but Alaska is bigger. In fact, if you look at this picture, you can see just how many other states would fit inside of Alaska.